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India now world’s largest rice producer; beats China with over 150 MT output
Govt also unveiled 184 new high-yielding and climate-resilient crop varieties to boost farm productivity, strengthen food security and raise farmer incomes
Cricket at crossroads over Mustafizur IPL exclusion
The fallout has pushed Bangladesh to refuse travel to India for the T20 World Cup, transforming a player release into a regional crisis that challenges cricket’s claims of neutrality and unity
Trump’s Venezuela oil grab and return of raw energy power politics
US seizure has barely moved oil prices. But with world’s largest crude reserves suddenly under US influence, markets, rivals and energy-hungry nations are reassessing power, risk future of oil itself
MF assets touch ₹80.8 trillion in Nov on retail-led growth
November data underline a decade-long transformation in India’s savings landscape, with MF assets rising more than six-fold since 2015, folio counts touching 25.86 crore
India leads Asia’s travel industry into AI era
With 63% of Asian travellers ready to use AI and trust steadily rising, India is playing a central role in pushing travel platforms toward the agentic AI era
India's data centre capacity set to touch 14GW by 2035: PwC report
India’s data centre ecosystem is moving from support infrastructure to sovereign digital backbone, with policy, tax clarity and green power emerging as critical enablers
India overtakes Japan to become world’s fourth-largest economy
Country’s GDP has risen to $4.18 trillion, pushing it past Japan and positioning it to overtake Germany within 3 years, as strong domestic demand drives world’s fastest growth among major economies
MoD seals Rs 4,666 crore deals to boost infantry & naval firepower
MoD signed contracts for over 4.25 lakh indigenous CQB carbines and 48 heavyweight torpedoes for Kalvari-class submarines
Khaleda Zia, first woman PM of Bangladesh, dies at 80
From the anti-Ershad uprising of 1990 to the restoration of parliamentary democracy in 1991, she shaped Bangladesh’s political trajectory for more than four decades. Her death closes an era
Global water purifier market poised to surpass $53 billion by 2032: Report
Rising water contamination, shrinking freshwater availability, and rapid urbanization accelerating global demand. Market projected to grow at 8.3% CAGR, led by strong momentum across Asia-Pacific
Industrial output rebounds sharply in Nov as IIP jumps 6.7%
After a festive-season slowdown in Oct, industrial activity regained momentum in Nov, led by strong manufacturing growth and a pickup in mining, signalling a broad-based recovery across key sectors
Asset quality of Indian banks best in decades: RBI report
Gross NPAs fell to 2.1% by September, while capital adequacy and profitability remained robust despite a moderation in balance sheet growth.